LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

circumcīsiō

circumcīsiō f (genitive circumcīsiōnis)
Classical[kɪr.kʊŋˈkiː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kun̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. circumcision, a cutting around

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumcīsiōcircumcīsiōnēs
genitivecircumcīsiōniscircumcīsiōnum
dativecircumcīsiōnīcircumcīsiōnibus
accusativecircumcīsiōnemcircumcīsiōnēs
ablativecircumcīsiōnecircumcīsiōnibus
vocativecircumcīsiōcircumcīsiōnēs

circumcīsĭo, ōnis, f. circumcido,
I. a cutting around, circumcision, physical and moral (only in eccl. Lat.): carnis, cordis, spiritūs, Lact. 4, 17, 1 sqq.; Tert. adv. Jud. 2; 3 et saep.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -siō Latin circumcīsiō From circumcīdō (“cut around”) + -siō.

Descendants
  • Catalancircumcisió
  • Englishcircumcision
  • Frenchcirconcision
  • Italiancirconcisione
  • Portuguesecircuncisão
  • Romaniancircumcizie
  • Spanishcircuncisión
  • Galiciancircuncisión

In English words that came into English from circumcīsiō

  • circumcisioncircumcīsiō

Quick answers

What does circumcīsiō mean in Latin?
circumcīsiō, a noun, means “circumcision, a cutting around”.
What is the genitive of circumcīsiō?
The genitive singular is circumcīsiōnis. circumcīsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumcīsiō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊŋˈkiː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kun̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.s̬i.o].